#screenshots from the deltarune newsletter

[catboynutsack]

toby bud you okay brother

[jaronofthebored]

I missed this the first time but what the hell toby fox. augh

[scribblyshipping]

um hello why didnt anyone tell me about this!!!!!!!

[arthreena]

[holidgaygirl1225]

all non trailer deltarune news

screenshots:

faq update:

possible release times:

this sprite in the website:

also newsletter i guess:

https://toby.fangamer.com/newsletters/release-date

also everything here is from deltarune.com or the steam page/steamdb page

Edit:

a nintendo wire article had some more screenshots:

[right-brain-left-brain]

Could you tell me about the little snake guy you reblogged my secret boss reactions with?

Yes, and gladly (Sorry for being way late tho!). Buckle up folks, here's another Deltarune fan secret boss from my take that I've been holding on for a good year or so. Though, if you've seen my most recent post, it's now less snake and more apple with a snake for one of its leaves.

Alright, Chapter 4. Chapter 4 (predictably) takes place in the Church. Sure, Saturday isn't the day for Mass, but Deltarune's religion is simply just analogous and inspired by Christiniaty, not directly it. Welp, that's a rant for another day.

Here's some context. A portion of Chapter 4 in my take is going to be some more exploration of Hometown, especially recently accessible areas (at least going by the screenshots from that one newsletter). By the end of this "slice of life" segment, we visit the Church for Deltarune's-religion-Mass, where most of Hometown can be there. In terms of potential extra Lightners, I can see Rudy, Alvin, Catti and Jockington, and maybe Monster Kid (see next paragraph) as choices. Following Chess theory, I believe there would be two "bishops" (or just a two faced guy maybe), though the main boss would be Father Basilicus (who in the Light World is a church altar).

The Church would parallel Waterfall (by the reverse Undertale theory, Chapter 3 is Hotland, while Chapter 2 is the CORE), even having the main "castle area" be named Purewater Cathedrals. The main theme of escapism would still be religion for the most part, but partially influenced by stories/fantasy since Gerson wrote the "Lord of the Hammer" novel. So a Waterfall parallel may make sense for Monster Kid to be involved too? (Edit: This was originally written a year ago and good lord we called Jockington (and maybe Catti) as part of Chapter 4 in a presumably Church based Dark World)

I think I already gave some details on Lucle just yesterday, so let's get to the main parts. The backstory?

The Purewater Cathedrals is the place where all the Darkners of the Holylands (I've got to come up with a better name ngl) convene for their periodic. Darkners of the Holy Lands all gather to worship the Angel (or at least their idea of what the Angel is), as well as receive their blessings. To serve as the Angel's mouthpieces, The Circle of Runes, the Cathedrals' head priests, deliver sermons and recite prayers, touching the heart and souls of their followers. Among the clergy is Basilicus, and Lucle.

Lucle was a preacher who spoke from her heart. Most importantly, she spoke of acts of kindness, of genuineness and returning good favors, for good tidings come around to those who reciprocate. And zhe was a preacher who practiced what zhe preached; from donations to aiding in renovation, to even running an orphanage not far off from the Cathedral, she made sure to do good because he believes there are good in others. Truly, good tidings come around those who reciprocate. For that is what the Angel wants. For that is what can be called love.

Love, how ironic that it can stand for something else.

One night, on an otherwise ordinary Gathering, yet another sermon is delivered as Lucle stood (don't worry, there's a wooden box to help her reach up) behind the podium, recalling an anecdote of one baker who gave away bread not only because he made one too many, but because he want others to not be hungry. An act of kindness. But from the crowd seated on the pews, one strange person, or rather man, stood out. For one brief second, the man looked straight through his eye, his smile appearing almost like cracks on a skull. Though unnerved, quickly brushes it off and continues her sermon, though she swears he could see the peripherals of her sight... darken, even if by a bit. Must be the nighttime, right?

The gathering is closed off peacefully with a prayer recital and blessings from the angel via the Circle of Runes. As the Darkners leave to return home, Lucle spots the mystery man amongst them, seemingly leaving for the Cathedral's door.

The Cathedral has a room where it stores valued antiques and objects for Gatherings or prayers. During her time, Lucle is one of the priests tasked with overseeing and guarding them. Tonight just happens to be her shift. As she finishes and walks off to the Cathedral's halls, she is silently approached by that strange man. The same man who smiled at her like shattered glass. The same man who she thought had left the sermon.

Just a walk away, up a small mountain, a sacred garden lies behind the Cathedral; the Gilded Grove. This too was another part of the church tended to and guarded by the Circle of Runes. Lucle herself was fond of this place, for not only was there a lot of trees and flowers, but she felt much closer to the Angel under the biggest and most sacred tree, the Angel's Boughs. The man suggested that he holds his confession near another tree, however. Before she asked how they'd get through when another member guarded the gates, she was motioned to walk through a gray door that never was there. And now they've reached the garden.

There was a tree of red leaves that didn't look like a tree she knew- actually, was it ever there?

The man came to her to talk about some things. A confession, if one wills. Lucle finds it odd that someone, let alone someone who she believes is a newcomer to the Cathedrals, would want to meet up with one of the clerical staff. Nevertheless, she agreed to the man's request, and allowed him to... "confess", for the lack of a better word. The man happily obliges, and, perhaps in an attempt to help explain his confession produces a small crystal shard, so dark it emanated darkness.

"MY CONFESSION... IS THE REALIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE. KNOWLEDGE NOT OF THESE... WORLDS."

Motioned to watch into the crystal, Lucle looks and sees... visions? For one, a room. One not unlike the architecture of the Holylands, from the houses of common Darkners, to the Purewater Cathedrals itself, yet so different. Despite the similarity, it felt alien. But the other thing she saw...

"MY SIN... IS KNOWING LOVE. AND LOSING THE POWER TO WARN OTHERS"

The strange man spoke, almost like he's narrating it. This second vision, the dagger cutting through them, dust where there once were someones... How could someone mercilessly lay a hand on those creatures? Those people? Those with friends and family, who have either fled in fear or fallen the same? All to fulfils this "LOVE".

This isn't love. Love is cherishing your close ones, love is helping someone as best as you could from the bottom of your heart, love is peacefully resolving conflict, love is giving to those in need, love is sheltering the weak. Love is passing the blessings of the Angel. Love is... kindness.

The next day, on another Gathering, Lucle made her way to the podium. Some of the other members of the Circle noticed a small change in her. She's never seem so split before. How long did she cry for tear stains to still be there? Halley and (The) Belfriar were the first to notice; it seemed like one of her leaves took on a snake-like shape. When did that happen? Even her leaves took on the same colors from the Angel's Boughs light green and gold foliage, a most sacred tree's likeness. No one, no matter how pious to the Angel they are, could possibly ever touch one. Lucle's fellow priests simply brushed off the snake-like leaf as something to entertain the kids. Kids can be fickle, so they need something to hold their attention for lessons and stories, right? She has time and time always agreed to make sure that the children stay in the right path, after all.

Then, the sermon...

Not one word was uttered under the premise of guidance, enlightenment, and counsel. No, these were manic ramblings of true love and LOVE, and the distinctions only made sense to her. She preaches about how he can see a "meter by everyone's name", and how the more LOVE they have compared to genuine kindness, the more the Angel abandons this world for another one. In fact, speaking of the Angel, there truly was no good intention behind their will. The Angel brought forth the Holy Lands not to grant them the joy of living and salvation under servitude, but because of... fun. The Angel brought them to life for its own amusement, and in one vision did she see a world where the Angel descended to lay waste on the Holy Lands with a misguided prophet.

It was then when she realized that she has now been pitted against the people she once tended to via service as a price for true enlightenment. The Man offered a bite of the forbidden fruit, and fall she did. Heavy is the bitter truth, the heaviest weight to tether faith itself.

In a place so dark, darker than even the steps below the spires, a fallen priestess woke up with barely any recollection. Sealed for the truths she learned, abandoned by her fellow devotees, and discarded for what she swore (from the bottom of her heart) wasn't heresy. Every now and then, the second leaf whispers her own guilt and other terrible things to her. Even if her descent is locked behind amnesia.

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Now, for the (still unpolished) gameplay stuff.

In battle, you'll alternate between the Red and Green SOUL, though most attacks use the latter SOUL mode. Pressing the Z button charges up a shield spin to counter otherwise unavoidable attacks. The battle will also have Green bullets, which (if you remember from Undertale) can heal you, so try not to block those out.

Getting to her battle would involve undergoing a night vigil, holding a "Warding Candle" as you scale up from the Depths to the Angel's Boughs, a great sacred tree central to the Holy Lands' beliefs (in the Light World, this would be Gerson's hammer). Getting to eat a fruit from the tree would be a snake minigame where you have to score a certain point (her little snake bow thingy would be able to stretch). Eat enough fruits and, well...

In terms of speech quirk, she'd sometimes speak in quotations and put numbers in the end of each quoted sentences, as if they're bible verses, though the second number is always 17. Also, on verses that are in multiples of 6 (6, 12, 18, 24, so on), she'd say something that borders on 4th wall breaking lore bombs, if not actually breaking it. Kind of like those religious edutainment cartoons since that's what she is in the Light World.

I guess I could leave a mini recap of what each of the mentioned darkners' Light World counterparts are:

Basilicus (main boss): Church altar

Lucle (secret boss): Confiscated kid's book

Halley (shopkeep): Whatever Deltarune's equivalent of tarot cards are

Belfriar (both the species and the main one): Church bells

So yeah... that was a long one. This should be my take on the Chapter 4 secret boss. Again, sorry if it took ages to get this out, especially with the actual Chapter 4 dropping, but hopefully that clears things up. Now, I should be on my way to- Wait...

...Who's that..?

[extra-complex]

The Wait for Chapters 3 and 4: A Comprehensive Timeline

As we grow closer and closer to the release of Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4, I've decided to create a complete timeline of all Deltarune news and status updates from the beginning until now. Hopefully this serves as a cool archive of all the news Toby has given us over the years and serve as a valuable resource for anyone wanting to learn about the development process of Deltarune. I've included sources for every piece of information I could find. If I missed anything, let me know and I'll edit it in!

(This is just a copy of a reddit thread I made yesterday. I figured it'd be worth to post here, too.)

30 October 2018

In a series of cryptic tweets, the official Undertale/Deltarune (UT/DR) Twitter urges readers to return in 24 hours.

On his main account, Toby makes a tweet telling players of Undertale to check the UT/DR twitter in 24 hours.

31 October 2018

Deltarune Chapter 1 is released through the Survey Program on the UT/DR Twitter.

28 February 2019

Deltarune Chapter 1 is released for Playstation and Nintendo Switch

5 July 2019

Toby tweets saying Chapter 2 will release when all other chapters are complete.

15 September 2019

Toby tweets saying the design of the basic story beats throughout the game are going well.

We also get our first look at Welcome to the City and Lost Girl, with accompanied screenshots.

15 September 2020

Toby releases the first Deltarune Status Update. From this update we learn:

Chapter 2 began development in May of 2020 with a belief that it can be completed content-wise by the end of the year.

Chapters 3+ are basically only in the first phase (design) of development, with very little else being complete.

17 April 2021

In a Twitter thread, Toby reassures fans that development is going well, along with a picture of the giant toilet in the city.

He reveals a friend has played the beta version of Chapter 2, and her favorite character is Berdly.

20 July 2021

In the same thread, Toby reveals another friend was able to play through Chapter 2.

8 September 2021

Toby announces the 6th anniversary Undertale livestream.

15 September 2021

Deltarune Chapter 2 is announced for release on 17 September 2021 during the 6th anniversary livestream.

17 September 2021

Deltarune Chapter 2 is released, with a countdown in a similar style to the countdown prior to the release of Chapter 1.

Toby releases the second Deltarune Status Update. From this update we learn:

Chapter 2 is believed to be the largest chapter in the game.

The plan is no longer to release the game once all chapters are finished.

Chapters 3, 4, and 5 will be released together, and they will not be free.

The wait for the next chapters begins...

23 September 2021

Deltarune Chapter 2 releases on Playstation and Nintendo Switch.

16 May 2022

In a Twitter thread, Toby reveals some Deltarune concept art, as well as reassures fans that development is going well.

5 September 2022

Toby reveals that no new chapters will release in 2022, but teases a special event to celebrate the anniversary of Undertale and Deltarune Chapter 2.

15 September 2022

Toby releases the third Deltarune Status Update. From this, we learn:

Work has mostly been done on Chapters 3 and 4.

Reveal of the song "Hometown Day" with accompanying screenshots.

These screenshots are likely from Chapter 4 due to the presence of "ch4" in the filenames.

Reveal of the song "My Funky Town" with an accompanying screenshot.

Reveal of the song "Green Room" with an accompanying screenshot.

This screenshot is likely from Chapter 3 due to the presence of "ch3" in the filename.

Announcement of the $pamton $weepstakes.

The $pamton $weepstakes begin, teasing future chapters of the game. I will try to compile everything revealed/hinted at in a separate post in the future.

19 November 2022

The mailing list opens, with the first issue of the UT/DR Newsletter teased for next month.

19 December 2022

Issue 1 of the UT/DR Newsletter is released. From this we learn:

Chapter 3 was going to have 4 somethings and 3 (6?) other somethings. But I've reduced the 4 somethings to 3.5 and refactored how the 3rd other something to be shorter and less something-like, while still maintaining the parenthetical (something, something)... or something.

...whatever this means...

31 March 2023

Issue 2 of the UT/DR Newsletter is released. From this we learn:

The translation process for Chapter 3 is getting close to starting.

29 June 2023

Issue 3 of the UT/DR Newsletter is released. From this we learn:

Focus is still on Chapter 3, with a few people working on other chapters.

The team is finishing the final main overworld area of Chapter 3, and when it's complete, the chapter will be playable from beginning to end.

Chapter 3 is "shaping up to be a pretty strange one." Chapter 4 will be much more standard.

15 September 2023

Issue 4 of the UT/DR Newsletter is released. From this we learn:

Chapter 3 is playable from beginning to end.

A stealth focused section was cut from Chapter 3, including a cut song.

31 October 2023

A special Halloween Issue of the UT/DR Newsletter is released. From this we learn:

Chapter 3 is essentially content complete, and a friend was able to play through the entire chapter.

People are starting to transition into working on Chapter 4

Chapter 5 will no longer be released with Chapters 3 and 4.

13 February 2024

Issue 5 of the UT/DR Newsletter is released. From this we learn:

The team is working on the Chapter 3 localization.

An internal deadline has been set for Chapter 4 to be content complete, and Toby has hired a producer to speed up development.

A mysterious Valentine's Card is sent out to a small number of people subscribed to the newsletter.

16 May 2024

A Mini-Newsletter is released. From this we learn:

The team is on track to meet the internal deadline for Chapter 4. 

A somewhat complicated gimmick is nearly complete.

"The release is still quite far"

30 July 2024

Issue 6 of the UT/DR Newsletter released. From this we learn:

All maps are done and all battles are playable for Chapter 4, with some more polish needed in other areas.

Three of Toby's friends were able to play through the entirety of Chapter 4.

Toby is no longer sure if Chapter 2 is the longest chapter.

Chapters 3 and 4 combined are longer than Chapters 1 and 2 combined.

Chapter 5's development is progressing smoothly.

Toby will need readers to help test a new Gamemaker function in the near future.

The "Quest to Release Chapter 3&4!!" is released, detailing the process still needed for Chapters 3 and 4 to release. 

I won't cover everything detailed in this here, but I recommend giving it a read if you're curious about just how close we really are to the release of Chapters 3 and 4 because, well, if this is anything to go by, we're close.

14 September 2024

Issue 7 of the UT/DR Newsletter is released. From this we learn:

Chapter 3's localization is in the testing phase. This process should be completed by the end of October.

Chapter 3 will likely begin PC testing in mid-October.

The internal deadline of 1 September was met for completing the main content of Chapter 4. 

A preliminary pass of Chapter 4's translation is being worked on.

Chapter 5 will be the main focus of the team going forward.

11 October 2024

In a tweet, Toby mentions that Chapter 3's localization is almost complete, and PC testing of Chapter 3 begins the following Tuesday (15 October 2024).

31 October 2024

Toby announces that Chapters 3 and 4 will 100% release in 2025.

25 November 2024

LTS Testing begins.

8 December 2024

The final LTS patch is released.

18 December 2024

Issue 8 of the UT/DR Newsletter is released. From this we learn:

Testing for the new Gamemaker feature seems to have gone okay.

Professional testing for the PC version of Chapter 3 has been complete.

Chapter 3 features a long section without save points.

Only console related aspects of Chapter 3 remain.

The first Japanese translation pass of Chapter 4 has been placed into the game.

Chapter 4 will begin PC testing soon.

Many aspects of Chapter 5 are in development at once. There is a steady rate of creation.

Reaffirmation that Chapters 3 and 4 will release in 2025.

6 January 2025

Toby posts on Bluesky revealing that Chapter 4 is now being tested by a professional team on PC.

Because he is unsure when the next newsletter will be, updates will be posted on Bluesky until then.

20 January 2025

In a post, Toby mentions that text and implementation for the translation are done and the team is just working on some lasting issues.

He also reveals that save points have been added to the light world of Chapter 4 after testers complained about the lack of them.

2 February 2025

In a series of posts, Toby reveals that translation and PC testing for Chapter 4 is winding down.

Tomorrow (3 February 2025), console testing begins with the goal of testing Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4. 

Achievements will be added to the Playstation version of the game.

16 February 2025

In a post, Toby mentions PS5 testing has not yet begun. 

The team also just gained access to the technology that allows demo saves to be carried over to the main game, so that still needs to be implemented, too.

17 February 2025

Pluey

18 February 2025

Pluey is implemented.

25 February 2025

PS5 Testing begins.

3 March 2025

In a Bluesky post, Toby mentions that the team only reported one bug yesterday (2 March 2025), and that over 500 bugs have been reported since testing began on the PC version of Chapter 3 (15 October 2024).

...and that's everything so far. Please let me know if I missed anything, and I'll update this as we get more news and get closer to the release of Chapters 3 and 4!

[the-irken-pony]

ID: Screenshot of a paragraph from the Undertale/Deltarune newsletter reading: "Try serving hot chocolate or something to people that have never seen it before! Or, use the hidden dog as a motivator to get someone to drink some terrible medicine. Since it’s not clear if the dog has any concept of good and evil, it is unaware of the effects caused when it is used in this way." The last sentence is highlighted. End ID.

ID: cropped screenshot from a Henry Stickmin fail screen reading "lol Brawl reference!" with a wide smiley face below the text. End ID.

[tobyfoxfacts]

Toby wrote in last month’s Undertale/Deltarune newsletter, that he had ONE beer and got piss drunk. We’re talking like, noticeably sloshed.

During his drunken episode, Toby began gushing over how much he adored Touhou Project. Zun (who was sipping on his 6th beer of the night politely smiled and nodded the whole time.) on a scale of 1 to “Oh shiiiiit I forgor how to write my signature” I’ll let you take a guess…

Second image is Toby's messed up signature.

Lucky for him, his art always looks like a drunk person made it….

I had a theory that Toby was sensitive to alcohol. He’s a little fella, who probably gets silly off of grape juice.

I stumbled across a picture of Toby sitting with some buddies drinking beer. Being the curious fella I am, I went into research mode and reverse searched the image. I feel super silly now, because it was a mainstream brand of beer, but I had JUST turned 21 and knew nothing about beer. Regardless, I researched the alcohol percentage as well. THEN I realized Toby’s can looked different from the others. HIS was non-alcoholic.

I posted a cute fact about Toby being a nonalcoholic king on Reddit SIX MONTHS before this article happened.

When my theory was confirmed as factual, I was… Verryyy happy. For a visual; I jumped out of bed, made a gremlin pose, and pointed at my tablet and screamed “HAH! HAHAHAH I KNEW IT. I KNEW IT BEFORE THEY DID!!” I did a little jig before shamefully lying back down in the oddest position known to man like the silly little iPad kid I am.

He wanted to fit in like a big boy and have beer with the homies. I decided that because Toby is very small, he’s probably SUUUPER sensitive to alcohol. (Because same lol) (this is literally the least professional newsletter ever.) That was my theory.

Extra fun fact. Neurodivergent people are more sensitive to alcohol. Especially if they take ADHD medication... so it may have hit him HARD.

Side note. While on a mission to screenshot my post on Reddit, I opened the Reddit app that’s been collecting dust, and was greeted by this message. NO idea what did, but fuck it, we ball. I also posted on Tumblr.

Extra side note. Sorry for abandoning you guys again and depriving you of tobert foxington facts

[bigscaryblueberry]

(I feel like every newsletter has been more disappointing than the last when it comes to the Deltarune progress updates. I hate being too negative about this, but... I waited and waited to see if he would at least put a website status update too, and it never came. So it really looks like the newsletters are a replacement for the yearly updates. And in that case, I don't even want them anymore.)

(Like... He said that "doing a newsletter every three months is a bit like celebrating the anniversary all year" and that's just NOT true at all. Not a single thing he's said in any of these newsletters has gotten me feeling excited like content from the yearly updates have. Where are the screenshots? The music teases? No, the unused song does not count. I just want him to have something to show for the progress he's supposedly made. Or even just give us a percentage breakdown of progress on 3, 4, and 5. It would make the news that he's STILL (!!!!) not done with Chapter 3 be a little less painful, you know? It feels like progress on the game has gotten exponentially slower the closer he gets to finishing Chapter 3, and that it's just gonna be infinite to the point where he takes a whole year to make 1% more progress on it. Ok, maybe I'm exaggerating, but... Man. This was just the worst anniversary. Doesn't help that the only thing they actually did for it, the sleep-themed merch, was revealed days early.)

(And... My goodness. The fact that we still haven't gotten the Silence ending yet that he promised us for this year. Is he saving that for winter? Or will it just be on the 17th because of Chapter 2's anniversary? I dunno. But it's kind of crazy that the one thing I expected to be the bare minimum ended up not even happening.)

[ericksensensen]

where is that first kris screenshot from??

It comes from this newsletter

[ohandcounting]

Truck Freak Exclusive Paragraph

And comparison (to Super)

[overfedvenison]

So context for those of you who have no idea what's going on - This screenshot is from an addition to the Spamton Sweepstakes 'web maze' which emerged a few years back. It's a fun lore thing done in the interim between chapters for charity. And the pages just got updated to help build some hype for the new release. Among the new pages added, there were pages for Chapter 1, 2, 3 and 4. They seemed to just say "Applicable" and "Non-Applicable." But this was hidden in them. I was saying earlier, the new Deltarune Newsletter has this passage

Which seems to imply there is a way to not 'end' a chapter in the traditional way Very mysterious. I think there's something in the next chapter which is not a Weird Route... ....It also means every trophy yet seen seems possible if you are willing to severely handicap yourself and play in incredibly nonstandard ways.

TOBY.

[acekrisdreemurr]

[ID: A screenshot from the Undertale/Deltarune newsletter. It shows a question from “Felix” asking, “How would you feel if you knew a friend was keeping something from you?”

Papyrus the skeleton sweats nervously as he responds, “…Keeping something… from me!?” Then his eyes go wide. “You mean… like keeping the bone I gave them as a gift?!” A happy tear falls from one eye. “Displaying it proudly upon their hearth!?” He blushes and looks down. “I would feel warmth and pride!!! Please keep things from me!!!” (As usual, all of Papyrus’s text is rendered in all-caps Papyrus font.) End ID]

Hey??? That nervous expression in the first textbox????